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IronicBeetCriminal posted:I think he (or a staffer) has just had some time to prepare the speech. I haven't seen anything exciting from him yet off the cuff, but I don't watch question time so He's actually pretty good in QT but only when he's geniunely being passionate/caring (about Australians) I've never been impressed with his attempts at humour/the 'outrage at those opposite' thing which is a shame because sometimes he tries way too hard to be Keating.
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What are the facts about petrol consumption? If what I read somewhere is right and poorer people, while they spend less overall than the wealthy in fuel, spend a greater proportion of their income on fuel expenses, then it stands to reason that they'll be hit harder by any excise.
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# ? Aug 14, 2014 01:00 |
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Joe Hockey misinterpreted the facts because he's a. an idiot, b. malicious, c. both.
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# ? Aug 14, 2014 01:03 |
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Captain Pissweak posted:Joe Hockey misinterpreted the facts because he's a. an idiot, b. malicious, c. both. d. foghorn leghorn
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# ? Aug 14, 2014 01:15 |
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Yowie chocolates relaunched for US market 10 years after disappearing from Australian shelves Xylo please send yowies back to us.
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# ? Aug 14, 2014 01:18 |
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If Joe Hockey is unaware of the evils his policies would cause, he cannot be competent If Joe Hockey is aware of the evils his policies would cause but chooses not to correct them, he cannot be benevolent If Joe Hockey is aware of the evils his policies would cause, and desires to correct them, but is unable do so, there's not much point in having him be the treasurer QED I just disproved Joe Hockey
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# ? Aug 14, 2014 01:20 |
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Mad Katter posted:Yowie chocolates relaunched for US market 10 years after disappearing from Australian shelves I'm surprised they're even allowed there, aren't Kinder Surprise banned because of the toy?
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Orkin Mang posted:What are the facts about petrol consumption? If what I read somewhere is right and poorer people, while they spend less overall than the wealthy in fuel, spend a greater proportion of their income on fuel expenses, then it stands to reason that they'll be hit harder by any excise. Everything is absolute, which is why it's a travesty that rich people pay* a greater proportion of their income in tax *sometimes
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LordNagash posted:d. foghorn leghorn "What's the big, I say what's the big idea, getting in that car there, son? My word, you're a poor person son, a poor person. Poor people don't drive cars, you're taking the fuel right out of my tank. Stand up boy, you're tripping over your own bootstraps."
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Haters Objector posted:Everything is absolute, which is why it's a travesty that rich people pay* a greater proportion of their income in tax Well that's dumb.
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http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-08-14/researchers-hunting-ebola-cure-scrapped-under-budget-cuts/5669842 CSIRO cut. quote:Ebola virus: Researchers hunting deadly virus cure scrapped under federal budget cuts Australian researchers are some of the best in the world, operate on shoestring budgets and make profound discoveries. But the govt without a science ministry doesnt see the value in any of that. We have two of the few Level 4 biolabs in the world that is equipped to handle and research Ebola and Hendra virus here in Coopers Plains, right next to the QE2 Hospital. It resides on the same grounds as the qld forensic labs. The other is the AAH Lab in Victoria. But nah, jets that dont fly and incarcerating brown people is more worthy of cash. loving get me out of here. This cut is the same price as 0.87 F35's. Negative Entropy fucked around with this message at 01:32 on Aug 14, 2014 |
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Night Shade posted:I'm surprised they're even allowed there, aren't Kinder Surprise banned because of the toy? Yeah, they article explains that they have a patent on the only system approved by the FDA for having a toy inside of chocolate. Apparently it expires in 2019 and they're trying to get the head start over Kinder Surprise.
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Kommando posted:http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-08-14/researchers-hunting-ebola-cure-scrapped-under-budget-cuts/5669842 Well the Ebola is mostly killing Africans so it's not really a concern unless they manage to sneak over here, which is impossible because all the boats are stopped.
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Kommando posted:
That's another infographic
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Shadeoses posted:Well the Ebola is mostly killing Africans so it's not really a concern unless they manage to sneak over here, which is impossible because all the boats are stopped. http://www.theonion.com/articles/experts-ebola-vaccine-at-least-50-white-people-awa,36580/
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# ? Aug 14, 2014 01:37 |
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This is like one of those A Current Affair parodies, except its 100% real
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# ? Aug 14, 2014 02:00 |
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On first glance I saw that as jihad burgers and thought they were having another crack at halal food
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webmeister posted:
First thing I thought when I saw it - "Lebanese builders killing our fat kids, and the heroic doctor who'll save them"
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Data retention apologist Alastair MacGibbon posted:It is, in essence, a living white pages phone book, retained for two years, in case a piece of our technology is implicated in a crime. Just to emphasise the point: metadata need not be only incriminatory, it can be exculpatory as well, meaning that having a system in place that can properly collect and assess this data serves all our interests. You see, now we can reverse that pesky burden of proof! We need to collect this data not only to prove that someone committed a crime, but to prove that, during your every movement online, that you also aren't committing a crime. And really, if you're doing nothing wrong you've got nothing to hide! We just want to collect this really insignificant data that is so insignificant that it's absolutely vital in stopping terrorism! ... Yes, you have nothing to hide. But that doesn't mean that you don't have curtains on your windows. Or allow cameras in your home to watch your every move. Enforcement agencies by their nature always want more information and more intrusion, because, yes, constantly monitoring people's every movement would prevent crime. Security does not automatically override privacy jesus.
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Gough Suppressant posted:On first glance I saw that as jihad burgers and thought they were having another crack at halal food Try the new McJihad! It's a taste explosion.
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sidviscous posted:First thing I thought when I saw it - "Lebanese builders killing our fat kids, and the heroic doctor who'll save them" This shonky fat kid is tricking our lebanese plumbers into going on the dole and fighting with their neighbours.
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LordNagash posted:This shonky fat kid is tricking our lebanese plumbers into going on the dole and fighting with their neighbours. Link
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http://www.smh.com.au/federal-polit...0814-3do0v.html
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Mithranderp posted:Try the new McJihad! It's a taste explosion. The greater McJihad is the internal struggle.
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quote:The Abbott Government's chief business adviser says too much time has been spent focusing on global warming and as a result Australians are "ill prepared" to deal with the prospect of global cooling.
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http://www.theaustralian.com.au/media/print/c-used-to-sue-mike-carlton-for-racial-vilification/story-fn9ymmvo-1227023569915#mm-premiumquote:THE controversial 18C provisions of the Racial Discrimination Act will be used in a complaint against The Sydney Morning Herald over its anti-Semitic cartoon and the accompanying article by former columnist, Mike Carlton.
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Not being Jewish seems a pretty big obstacle to proving that you were offended, insulted, intimidated or humiliated by a depiction of Jewish people.
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# ? Aug 14, 2014 02:22 |
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First up: Kalua Maurice Newman
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Ian Winthorpe III posted:A Sydney engineer, Wayne Karlen, 60 uh huh
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Murodese posted:uh huh who else
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Gough Suppressant posted:Not being Jewish seems a pretty big obstacle to proving that you were offended, insulted, intimidated or humiliated by a depiction of Jewish people. You're like 4/4 for dumb posts now. Would you agree that a depiction of Aboriginals as apemen in a cartoon wouldn't offend you, and why are you so racist? (you can be offended by something that's not targetting you)
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Murodese posted:You're like 4/4 for dumb posts now. Would you agree that a depiction of Aboriginals as apemen in a cartoon wouldn't offend you, and why are you so racist? Ehhhh, probably need a lawyer to chime in. While you might be right on the substance, to bring court action I think you need to qualify as somebody with an actual greivance and that requires an interpretation of the law. Specifically this part: (1) It is unlawful for a person to do an act, otherwise than in private, if: (a) the act is reasonably likely, in all the circumstances, to offend, insult, humiliate or intimidate another person or a group of people; and (b) the act is done because of the race, colour or national or ethnic origin of the other person or of some or all of the people in the group. I'm not going to look through case law to see if this is the case, but whether court action can be taken would depend on whether the highlighted section is deemed to be the person taking court action or not. Les Affaires fucked around with this message at 02:35 on Aug 14, 2014 |
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Is Bolt going to come out in support of the Herald? Not holding my breath
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Haters Objector posted:I don't think they would. Churches have the resources to pour into that kind of stuff, and if the entire humanitarian sector relied on donations and government grants, which they would if it was all secular, there wouldn't be nearly as much money invested into it as there is now. Why all this talk about Joe Hockey? There's no mention of him what-so-ever in the serious press (The Arsetralian), They instead lead with a fluff piece about the previous Labor minister for sport being involved in undue influence over ASADA... Kwality!
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# ? Aug 14, 2014 02:34 |
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Peter Phelps just took a sledge at people whose jobs are dependent on the taxpayer and government fiat.
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Quantum Mechanic posted:Peter Phelps just took a steaming dump. Fixed that up for you
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# ? Aug 14, 2014 02:39 |
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The stupid thing about climate change is that it isn't global warming, it's climate CHANGE. Colder winters, warmer summers, it goes hand in hand. Climate change means we'll be facing more extremes, rather than the nice midrange we've experienced. Ugh, it's like saying Mercury isn't that hot when you're just talking about the dark side (for reference, it can drop to below -180C on the dark side of Mercury, while sun side it's about 460C).
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Murodese posted:uh huh Wayne Karlen @AlaMerQld · Aug 2 Of course the fact that some of the teenagers were born In India doesn't stop @smh reporting fiction. Suggest check @australian for facts Wayne Karlen @AlaMerQld · Aug 1 What was @smh expecting - an invite to a going away party? Another leftard beatup - read @australian for real news. Wayne Karlen @AlaMerQld · Jul 25 Cruel is @smh pining to return to ALP open border policies that resulted in 1200+ drowning. At least @australian reports balanced views Wayne Karlen @AlaMerQld · Jul 25 Just like @smh @clementine_ford to blame it all on men. Hypocritical - at least @australian will call a spade a spade! @AndrewBoltsBlog
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Palmersaurus posted:Wayne Karlen @AlaMerQld · Aug 2 Wayne Karlen likes: https://www.facebook.com/wkarlen/likes A lot of surprises there!!
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My rigorous scientific research has yielded the following conclusion: *Out of all the people who cite "1200 deaths at sea" as a reason to support the coalition's asylum seeker policy, approximately zero of those people actually have any genuine concern for lives lost at sea.
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